Only if the offense occurred prior to your 18th birthday, otherwise ALL criminal acts remain on your record forever. If you qualify, you may wish to look into having the record expunged in your state.
YES
forever your record don't go away
It stays on your record for the rest of your life.
If it's misdemeanor theft, you might be able to receive a waiver. If it's felony theft, then the answer is almost certainly going to be no.
Persons having a misdemeanor record are not prohibited from purchasing firearms.
If it occurred after you turned adult, it will remain a permanent part of your criminal history record.
I was charged with felony theft and plead to misdemeanor theft, which was a class a crime. I had no previous record and was offered 1 year level 2 probation (1 visit per month), 40 hours CS, and $100 fine.
If it occurred prior to your 18th birthday it will be sealed to the general public. However, law enforcement, the courts, and government agencies will be able to access it if they wanted to look it up.
Every criminal conviction stays on your record until it is removed. Most crimes, except the most serious felonies, can be removed by having them expunged.
If the person is an adult a misdemeanor conviction can be a permanent part of his or her criminal record. In most US states it is usually possible to have a low class misdemeanor conviction removed from a record for employment issues.
In many states the difference between felony and misdemeanor theft is whether the theft was above or under $500.
Usually it is a misdemeanor, yes.